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Investigating the role of methane on the growth of aromatic hydrocarbons and soot in fundamental combustion processes
J.F. Roesler,S. Martinot,Charles S. McEnally,Lisa D. Pfefferle,J.L. Delfau,Christian Vovelle +5 more
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In this paper, the effect of methane content in a non-aromatic fuel mixture on the formation of aromatic hydrocarbons and soot in various fundamental combustion configurations was investigated.About:
This article is published in Combustion and Flame.The article was published on 2003-08-01. It has received 70 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Diffusion flame & Premixed flame.read more
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Studies of aromatic hydrocarbon formation mechanisms in flames: Progress towards closing the fuel gap
TL;DR: In this paper, two critical steps towards soot production in combustors are the decomposition of the fuel and the subsequent formation of aromatic hydrocarbons with one to three benzenoid rings.
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Combustion at the focus: laser diagnostics and control
TL;DR: The potential of combustion diagnostics has been discussed in this article, highlighting selected application examples and guiding the reader to recent literature, in particular, techniques which permit measurement of important features of the chemical composition, sometimes in conjunction with flow field parameters.
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Soot formation in laminar counterflow flames
Yu Wang,Suk Ho Chung +1 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the researches on various aspects of soot formation utilizing counterflow flames is provided in this paper, with focus on the most recent (post-2010) research progress.
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Combustion characteristics and emissions of Fischer–Tropsch diesel fuels in IC engines
TL;DR: In this article, a condensed overview of Gas-to-Liquids (GTL), Bi-LTL, and BTL theory and technology by the use of Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) processes is presented.
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Formation mechanism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons beyond the second aromatic ring.
TL;DR: The formation mechanism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with three fused aromatic rings starting from naphthalene has been studied using accurate ab initio G3(MP2,CC)//B3LYP/6-311G** calculations followed by the kinetic analysis of various reaction pathways and computations of relative product yields.
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Kinetic modeling of soot formation with detailed chemistry and physics: laminar premixed flames of C2 hydrocarbons
TL;DR: In this article, an updated detailed chemical kinetic model for soot formation is presented, which combines recent developments in gas phase reactions, aromatic chemistry, soot particle coagulation, and particle aggregation, and develops a new submodel for surface growth.
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Kinetic and thermodynamic issues in the formation of aromatic compounds in flames of aliphatic fuels
James A. Miller,Carl F. Melius +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a chemical kinetic model was proposed to predict the growth of higher hydrocarbons in a lightly sooting C2H2/O2/Ar flame, and the predictions of the model compare favorably with the experimental results of Bastin et al. (20th Combustion Symposium).
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Optical Constants of Soot and Their Application to Heat-Flux Calculations
W. H. Dalzell,A. F. Sarofim +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the spectral absorption coefficient and the total emissivities of soot suspensions were calculated for the room temperature optiaI.1 and 2.5-1O.
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